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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03858.01.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John A. Parrot |
| Title | John A. Parrott to his father discussing his poor health, his trip to Chattanooga and the attack upon him on his return |
| Date | 3 November 1863 |
| Author | Parrott, John A. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Parrott, C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | father [C. Parrott] John's health is not good. Henry is now camped at Jasper, Tennessee. John's regiment is guarding a pass in the mountains and will remain there until the river is opened. He was nearly captured returning from Chattanooga; "the Rebs got after me and shot my horse from under me and I was compelled to take to the woods. Two of the men with him did not escape and were taken prisoner. He describes his trip to Chattanooga in detail. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry Children and Family Health and Medical Confederate States of America Prisoner of War Travel |
| People | Parrott, John A. (fl. 1862-1864) Parrott, C. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Andersons Cross Roads, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 34th Illinois Infantry, B company |